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Reimagining the face mask: a design upgrade

September 4, 2020
Imagine a reusable face mask that protects wearers and those around them from SARS-CoV-2, is comfortable enough to wear all day, and stays in place without frequent adjustment. Based on...

Ensuring ‘fair and equitable’ distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

September 4, 2020
When effective COVID-19 vaccines are developed, their supply will inevitably be scarce. The World Health Organization (WHO), global leaders, and vaccine producers are already facing the question of how to...

First rapid breath test for Coronavirus trialled

September 4, 2020
Canterbury-based technology firm ANCON Medical (‘Ancon’) announces the trial of its Nanotechnology Biomarker Tagging (NBT) system, to provide a breath test to diagnose Coronavirus in 10 -15 minutes. The system,...

New Leicestershire-based COVID-19 testing ‘Lighthouse Lab’

September 4, 2020
A new ‘Lighthouse Lab’ facility will be established in Leicestershire to increase the UK’s COVID-19 testing capacity, in an investment creating 400 jobs.

Jurassic Park style GM experiment flies under the radar

September 1, 2020
An Oxfordshire based company is at the centre of planned controversial use of GM modified mosquitoes in Florida to combat diseases mosquito-related diseases. Dermot Martin looks into the facts of...

Big data for understanding small molecules; a case study

August 25, 2020
As big data continues to transform the industry must we remain so reluctant to share data? In her article; 'Collaborate to accumulate', updated and published in Laboratory News July 2020...

Collaborate to accumulate

August 25, 2020
Pharmaceutical research and development has historically been shrouded in mystery; a secretive activity conducted behind closed doors to protect commercial advantage. So, as big data continues to transform the industry...

Medicines Discovery Catapult creates a worldwide virtual biobank

August 18, 2020
Today, Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) announce the rapid expansion of its Biosamples supply network, creating one of the largest virtual biobanks worldwide accessible to life science innovators.

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